Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-18
REVIEW or THE CHICAGO MARKETS.

CHICAGO. August i7.-Tho grain crowds een :
orally were 80 tame on Change today that
operators would have taken no great chances
II they had dipped In deep on either side end
then ceparted from the scene entirely. Tho
session was notable, chiefly for very limited
range In p,tees me slgnat Snnss es sns
Kansas. In wheat a feeling OF languor pro-
vailed early In the session, with prices AYERS
ging slightly lower than yesterday, put tatcr
the market recovered somewhat ana closed .
shade better than yesterday Tho weakness
was attributed mainly to fair spccuia.
tive offerings on eastern account ana
also to some selling. Reports OF prospects arc
that the movement In the Northwest will soon
show an Increase. Ssabcard markets wore ro-
ported lower. especially baltimore, anu
nsighboring winter wheat marke8 were aiso
weaker. The above Influences caused an esn s,,s
opening. and then the market sold on soout
Nc. but receipts we're somswhst smaller, ana
this, with some export dsmand here for spnny
IA wsn as winter wheat. had tendency 70
siren gthsn the feeling some, and prices gradu-
ally recovered, advancing Nc. and closing about
&c. better than yesterday. Corn ruled quiet
almost throughout the day. Predictions by
some one yesterday that csrn MAJ surely
reached the bottom for the preseut were
proven false this noruing AZ the very opening:
Receipts we're liberal, shipments light, and
rains plentiful, II they go for anything now.
Holders did not seem 70 smemp, 70 ~
market opened weak and lower and became A.
| times lifeisss. The market continued easy,
| Guctuating within Sahc:, until near tue cIose,
| when under an improved demand, principaIiy
| from the shorts there was an advance OF Nc,
| which vss maintained steadily, and prices Ieft
| OF Sai.c. higher than Tuesday A weaker
| feeling pervaded the entire market Tor oats
| Cash oats we're about NC. lower, there beinsa
| liberal supply. The speculative domand WAS
| also tsmo and future deliveries exhibited &C.
decline for scar futures and tahc. reduction
for deferred deliveries Porovisions were ssow:
| on holders, and brought out free offerings.
| There was no demand OF Consequence OK.
| cept from shorts, aud the result was net
| decline 81 ikal0c. on lard, bal2Hc. on snort
| ribs and &c. on messpork.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Angus, i7.-rlour quiet and un.
| changed. Wheat irregular and littlceasier;
No. red, cash, 69ss9,sc.: September, 69taU;
October. 71Sa7ly.. Corn steady; cash, ga
| AXE: September, 35.c. Oao lower; cash,
ssEssihc August, s.s:; September as,s,Sor ssss
PORK irregular new. SIS. Lard, $50 Dry.
salted meats-shouldcrs. 1850; long-clcar,
1913; clesr-ribs. T.s5 short clear. eisS.
Bacon Notwithstanding t6ab. - long-ciears
SIS 7sass so; ciesr-ribs. ss,bassso; short-clesr,
,9ss905. Hams steady NJ SisA3iL
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, August i7.--Fiour nrm. Wheat
In good demand and frm; No. red. 13Hc.
Corn active and lower: No. mixed. 45sai5c.
Oats easier; No. . mixed, gsasSkc. Pork castor
| ~ D.
sscrtribs, is. bacon steady and unchanged.
Whiskey active at 81 05. Hogs steady; cont
mon and light, ti.I5a3ai,; packing aud
butchers, ti.s5a;5.<0.
WILMINGTON.
WILMINGTON, N. c.. August i7.-Turpentine
firm at z9%c. Rosln dull strained, i5c: |;
good strained. sOc. Tar nrm At Sl.to CRUDE
virgin. N..j.
LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE. August is.-Grain lrm. Wheat.
red, Zoe. Coin-No. mixed 4fSai5c. Oats
New, Skc. Provisions steady; Bssoa-
Ciear-rib sdss. 80 %; clear sides. % 70 shout
der, 81 Is. lk-mcats-Cisar-rtbs sides, - Sk |;
clear sides, 1915; shoulders, 81. Mess-pork
nominal. Hams - Suggr.cursd, tll'Sati5.
Lard-Cho!ce leafs
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET
fRspsrtsd fer the Dispstch.l
AUGUST i7.-Isrket dull, With only occason-
al transactions. Prime iatkc. fancy. Ike;
comm. o. 2ks3Ac.: shsllsd. 3%ai<c.: factory
band. pics cd. 5s6c. News received by the conn
| mission merchants from the crops In North
Carolina continues encouraging.
NEW YoRK COTTON FUTURES.
gsw YORK. August E.-Cotion-Gross re-
ce,pts, 4.s37 bales; futures cloeed steady
saiss, 1890 bales; August s1!sa4u
venlssr, Saia; December. ssiiss9is: Jan.
uary. s9.i5st9i6: February. ss.Sas9. 9 /;
March, s9.ssass.s; April, s9S5aSaB; May.
| i943.
COTTON MARKETS.
NORFOLK. Va. August i7.-Cottou stoady
middling, csc. Net receipts, bales gross
receipts, 2 Oaies; stock. gi3 bales sales, I
bale: exports-coastwiss, 81 bales; TO Great
Britain, - bales; 10 France, - bsiss; W
the Continent, - bales.
WILMINGTON, y. C., August iz-Cotten noni-
nal: middIing. loo. Net receipts, bale new :
gross receipts, bale SOW: sales, - bales
stock, az bsies; sxports-coastvisc, -.
| bales 70 the Continent - bales, 70 Groee
Britain. - baies; to France. - bales.
SAVANNAH, GA. August r.-ccttos nominal
middllng, DC. Net receipts, 50 bales new
gross receipts. 80 bales new; sales, bales
stock, 90 bsies; exports - cosstwise. -
bales: 70 the Continent - bales: 70 GrsAs
Britain. - bales: TO France, - bales
AUGUSTA. Ca. August T.-Cotton QUOT; mid
ding, l0c1. Receipts, bales; Gales, u
| bales.
CHARLESTON, g. c., August t7.-CottoS quiet ;
niddiing. Ice. Net receipts, 10 bales: grose
receipts. 80 tales; sales. - bales; stock. o55
tales; sxports-ts Great Britain. - bales; "
the Continent. - bales; coastwiss 81 bales
10 France - bales